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The raspberry cane borer, and the blackberry rust, have thus 

 far clone very little damage in this part of the country. When- 

 ever they appear it is best to cut out the canes and burn them, and 

 thus prevent spreading. 



The green currant worm, both on currant and gooseberry bushes, 

 is easily destroyed by dusting with white hellebore or air-slacked 

 lime. Mildew on the grape is held in check to a great extent by 

 the use of sulphur blown on with a bellows. 



Varieties. — In selecting varieties to plant there are now so 

 many good ones to choose from that little fear need be had of get- 

 ting any that will not give good ' results ; but as the best cost no 

 more than the poorest, it is well to use some care in the selection. 

 Choose varieties that are known to do well in your own immediate 

 locality, rather than highly praised novelties. The following list 

 comprises, so far as I know, the best of the old and new varieties 

 that are well adapted to the family garden. Some few of the new 

 ones of course are not fully tested, yet having fruited them all on 

 our own grounds by the side of many of the standard sorts, I 

 am convinced that the ones named are well worthy of trial. And 

 from the older varieties I have left off many that are quite valua- 

 ble yet lacking in some essential quantities found in the newer 

 sorts. Crescent Seedling, Miner's Prolific, Kentucky and Sharp- 

 less, of the older ones, and Manchester, Mt. Vernon, Piper, Mrs, 

 Garfield, Daniel Boone, and James Vick of the new varieties of 

 Strawberries, Souhegan for early and Gregg for late black caps, 

 'Hansen for early and Cuthbert for late red, and Caroline for 

 yellow make up the raspberry list. Early Harvest and Snyder for 

 blackberries. Red Dutch, Fay's Prolific, and Victoria for red; 

 White Grape for white and Lee's Prohfic for black, give a grand. 

 list of currants. Downing and Smith's improved for Gooseberries. 

 Early Victor, Worden, Concord, and Herbert for black; Brighton, 

 Delaware, Jefferson, and Vergennes for red, and Lady, and Pock- 

 lington for white grapes, will give a succession of fresh fruits from 

 June till mid winter. 



Thus far I have said very little as to the uses of the different 

 species of small fruits, and while I have no doubt that it would 

 only be doing the proper thing to spend some little time in explain- 

 ing the many different ways in which they may be served, either 

 in their fresh or preserved state, I think we can safely trust it to 



